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cool game! high score of 110 so far. tell me, do they still hunt haggis in the traditional way ( with packs of bagpipes running along the moors and highlands searching for the haggis burrows. The men following on the backs of boars listening for the eerie sound of the bagpipes howl), or do they just farm them nowadays?

Well now "disguting" is a relative term Jeanne. I have eaten haggis and lutefisk and I assure you the latter is far worse.
As to the "something" you're missing, perhaps a native Scot could explain it better than I. Any takers?

Haggis is a delicious dish! It's better not to think of what it is you're eating though. My english/german girlfriend and I have recently moved to my native Scotland and my sister made a delicious dish of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (haggis, turnips and potatoes) on Burns' Night. My ladyfriend absolutely loved it. It's meat that is traditionally boiled in a sheep's stomach, then cut open with a dagger after recital of Burns' 'Address to a haggis'. It's usually made with various herbs and spices, and is geat when mixed with mashed potato and turnip. A veritable feast no less.

Seriously, I used to avoid it because I was a fussy child who didn't like the idea of the content but it really is very tasty.

I always thought neep could refer to either Swedes or turnips, since Swedes are turnips of a sort (although they have better bukiwaza). In fact isn’t “neep” a contraction of the old pronunciation “turnepe”? In the US the “yellow turnips” are referred to as rutabagas, which derives from the original Swedish.

It's great that the usual piss poor stereotypes come out every single time something "Scottish" is mentioned.... Everyone does ken suburi with a claymore yeah?

Sounds like a good idea, might scare our Japanese Kendo visitors tonight though if you turn up covered in wode in a kilt instead of a hakama and wielding a claymore.... sporran instead of zekken of course

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Try to scare the Americans from coming over Matt... lest you want to see their family tree T-Shirts! hehe

Never did understand that particular fascination

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
-Martin Luther King Jr

I always thought neep could refer to either Swedes or turnips, since Swedes are turnips of a sort (although they have better bukiwaza). In fact isn't "neep" a contraction of the old pronunciation "turnepe"? In the US the "yellow turnips" are referred to as rutabagas, which derives from the original Swedish.

A lot of "Scots English" comes from French, just like regular English. The Auld Alliance as it was once known; Scotland and France were good friends... not like the Auld Enemy! hehe

Yeah, neep; swede, turnip. If someone gave me "neeps" and it was turnip i would be surprised. I had this discussion with some folks from Durham way.. one of them asked me "What's a neep" I said, "A Turnip" they asked me to describe it and they said, "That's a swede".. to which i replied, "No, it's a neep"
Neeps are yellow/orange in colour, 'turnips' are white and are what Baldrick longs for.

Looking forward to getting my arse kicked by the Japanese dudes again Mike. Should be good crack. The indigo dye does make for a good make-shift wode... all i need are those crazy battle mushrooms! lol